Yankee Group Partners with Analysys International and Accelerates Expansion in Asia-Pacific Region.

Strategic Partnership Drives Counsel on Global Connectivity Research to the Largest Global Technology Market

BOSTON & BEIJING -- Yankee Group and Analysys International today announced an exclusive partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly produce technology research that puts the Chinese market into an international context. Together, Yankee Group's and Analysys International's joint research initiative will investigate and address the market dynamics of the largest telecom market in the world, which is made up of more than 449 million mobile users, 370 million fixed-phone users and 50 million broadband users.

Under the terms of the MOU, signed today, Yankee Group and Analysys International will jointly produce and cross-sell cooperative research reports, collaborate on consulting projects and host global industry events. The resulting research reports on the Chinese technology market will be co-authored and co-branded by both companies, the first of which will be on the WiMAX infrastructure market in China. This partnership enables Yankee Group to leverage its global brand to deliver Analysys International's research on the China technology, media and telecom (TMT) markets to an international audience. Additionally, it creates a new distribution channel for Yankee Group research in China.

"Yankee Group is the recognized leader in global connectivity research and counsel that has a reputation of being the premier telecom research firm in the world," said XJ Wang, vice president of Yankee Group Asia-Pacific Research. "This partnership with Analysys International speaks to our commitment in expanding our footprint specifically in the Asia-Pacific region. As Yankee Group continues on this growth pattern in such emerging markets, it is critical to partner with leading local research firms that are aligned with Yankee Group's mission to produce compelling research that help companies navigate the global connectivity revolution."

Additionally, Yankee Group and Analysys International will organize, market and host selected conferences and trade shows together in China and the United States. Both companies have immediately agreed to work on co-hosting WiMAX World Asia in Beijing, China, which will take place at the Kerry Centre from April 18-20, 2007.

"The partnership between Analysys International and Yankee Group is a strong strategic fit for both parties, said Edward Yu, Analysys International founder and CEO. "The combination of Analysys International's leadership in the Chinese market along with Yankee Group's global leadership on connectivity research, produces a truly powerful business approach in reaching an emerging market audience."

"This partnership will allow Yankee Group clients worldwide to continuously track and better analyze the fast growing Chinese TMT markets, and develop successful business, investment and marketing strategies," said Berge Ayvazian, chief strategy officer, Yankee Group. "We chose to announce this MOU in Hong Kong- the intersection of the global and China TMT marketsCowhere Yankee Group has been recognized as the 'Official Industry Analyst' for ITU Telecom World 2006."

NOTE TO EDITORS

For interviews contact:

* XJ Wang, Yankee Group vice president, 617-880-0359, [e-mail]

* Christina Oh, Yankee Group public relations, 617-880-0238, [e-mail]

* Florian Pihs, Analysys International, [phone] ext. 203, [e-mail]

YANKEE GROUP (www.yankeegroup.com) (www.yankeegroup.com/ITU.do)

The people of Yankee Group are the global connectivity experts[TM]Cothe leading source of insight and counsel for builders, operators and users of connectivity solutions. For more than 35 years, Yankee Group has conducted primary research that charts the pace of technology change and its effect on networks, consumers and enterprises. Yankee Group named "Official Industry Analyst" - ITU Telecom World 2006. Headquartered in Boston, Yankee Group has a global presence including operations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific.

ABOUT ANALYSYS INTERNATIONAL (www.analysys.com.cn)

Analysys International is China's leading technology advisor. They provide all-round solutions including industrial information, industry/market analysis and strategy consultancy for over 50,000 clients from technology, media and the telecom industry worldwide. By holding various events, they have established an exchange platform for over 30,000 attendees. Their clients include CIO, CTO and senior executives from industrial vendors as well as investment institutions. In 2005, Analysys International successfully held a series of summit forums including 3G Innovation Application Forum, Opportunities and Challenges of IT Services, Challenge 3G Operation Summit Forum, China Small and Midsize Banks' Informationization Trend and Market Forum, and China TMT Industry Annual Summit 2005, which had drawn special attention in the related industries. Each year, Analysys International provides planning, speeches and training services for the client meetings and the annual meetings for such vendors as Nokia, Huawei, Cisco, Unisys, Microsoft, etc. Analysys International website has over 86,000 registered members. The website is also a fixed news source for Baidu, the biggest search engine in China.